Joanna Connell School
1820 East 38th St
Erie PA, 16510, Erie County
Phone: 814-874-6785
Ranking: 
(550 out of 2,311, top 24%)*
(550 out of 2,311, top 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Erie City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 38 | 37 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 630 | 675 | 686 | 706 | 703 | 700 | 696 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 9.2% | 75 | 11.1% | 63 | 9.2% | 55 | 7.8% | 60 | 8.5% | 78 | 11.1% | 82 | 11.8% |
| Grade 1: | 82 | 13.0% | 66 | 9.8% | 58 | 8.5% | 62 | 8.8% | 79 | 11.2% | 81 | 11.6% | 68 | 9.8% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 9.8% | 64 | 9.5% | 62 | 9.0% | 77 | 10.9% | 83 | 11.8% | 71 | 10.1% | 76 | 10.9% |
| Grade 3: | 62 | 9.8% | 72 | 10.7% | 73 | 10.6% | 85 | 12.0% | 74 | 10.5% | 74 | 10.6% | 83 | 11.9% |
| Grade 4: | 68 | 10.8% | 67 | 9.9% | 88 | 12.8% | 74 | 10.5% | 81 | 11.5% | 84 | 12.0% | 75 | 10.8% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 9.8% | 92 | 13.6% | 74 | 10.8% | 83 | 11.8% | 88 | 12.5% | 87 | 12.4% | 66 | 9.5% |
| Grade 6: | 83 | 13.2% | 78 | 11.6% | 81 | 11.8% | 92 | 13.0% | 91 | 12.9% | 71 | 10.1% | 72 | 10.3% |
| Grade 7: | 75 | 11.9% | 78 | 11.6% | 94 | 13.7% | 97 | 13.7% | 76 | 10.8% | 75 | 10.7% | 86 | 12.4% |
| Grade 8: | 78 | 12.4% | 83 | 12.3% | 93 | 13.6% | 81 | 11.5% | 71 | 10.1% | 79 | 11.3% | 88 | 12.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 307 | 48.7% | 334 | 49.5% | 342 | 49.9% | 343 | 48.6% | 319 | 45.4% | 360 | 51.4% | 338 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 323 | 51.3% | 341 | 50.5% | 344 | 50.1% | 363 | 51.4% | 299 | 42.5% | 325 | 46.4% | 354 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 18 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.1% | 21 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 72 | 11.4% | 77 | 11.4% | 60 | 8.7% | 47 | 6.7% | 39 | 5.5% | 50 | 7.1% | 58 | 8.3% |
| Black: | 115 | 18.3% | 111 | 16.4% | 103 | 15.0% | 99 | 14.0% | 96 | 13.7% | 130 | 18.6% | 133 | 19.1% |
| White: | 395 | 62.7% | 435 | 64.4% | 455 | 66.3% | 472 | 66.9% | 475 | 67.6% | 491 | 70.1% | 483 | 69.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 38 | 6.0% | 43 | 6.4% | 53 | 7.7% | 65 | 9.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 627 | 99.5% | 672 | 99.6% | 257 | 37.5% | 380 | 53.8% | 360 | 51.2% | 345 | 49.3% | 330 | 47.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 13.0% | 84 | 11.9% | 81 | 11.6% | 91 | 13.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.15 | 17.76 | 18.54 | 15.69 | 16.22 | 15.10 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 72.8% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 70.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 73.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 76.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 71.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 62.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 58% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 63.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 63% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 61.8% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 55.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 58.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 52.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 70.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 71.7% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 71.1% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 70.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 75.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 77.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 68.2% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 56.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 62.3% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 57.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 57.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 56.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 54.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 48.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 64.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 69.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 62.6% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 63.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 61.1% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52.5% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 59.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 66.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 65.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 70% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 62.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 60.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 63.7% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 63.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 54.3% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 48.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 59.4% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 54.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 53.2% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 54% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 48.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 50.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 49.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 50.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 40.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 41.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 44.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 27.9% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 33.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 37.4% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 39.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 37% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 64.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 62.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 68.4% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 68.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 66.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 60% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 55.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 55.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 51.8% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 53.6% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 48.1% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 51% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 56.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 61.3% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 57.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 66.1% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 66.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 71.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 65.3% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 58.2% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 58.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 56.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 55.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 59.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 62.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 60.1% | 76% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 45.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 49.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 53.2% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 60.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 61.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 56.1% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 60.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 65.3% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 56.5% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 57.4% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 55.7% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 60.5% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 66.7% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 68.5% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 70% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 69% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 69.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 66.3% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 30.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 31% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 38.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 38% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 34.8% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 51% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 53.6% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 42.5% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 44.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 50.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 39.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 36.9% | 72.7% |
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* Joanna Connell School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.